Swarnabhoomi Academy of Music, Tamil Nadu offers a comprehensive range of courses for a musician looking to pave their way into the music industry. The artistic green campus which offers students the best space for their creativity and state of the art infrastructure which includes two large recital halls aren’t the best takeaways here. SAM is home to a long list of successful alumni and faculty members from over 31 countries around the globe, a true example of how music knows no borders.
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CURRENT FACULTY
Peter Farrell is a part of the guitar faculty at SAM. He is a protégée of legendary jazz guitarist George Benson. Farrell is best known for his excellence with jazz guitar. He co-designed the curriculum for the ‘George Benson Guitar Method Book’.
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Patricia Laura Simon is a singer, songwriter from Argentina. Patricia is a graduate from EMC Contemporary Music School, Buenos Aires, Argentina, Berklee College of Music, Boston, Massachusetts and also holds a master’s degree in Contemporary Studio Performance from Valencia, Spain. She is currently based in India. She is learning Hindustani Classical Music under the guidance of Manjusha Patil. She is a part of the voice faculty at Swarnabhoomi Academy of Music.
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Douglas “ShakerHand” Las Casas is a part of the drums faculty at SAM. He is a known Brazilian drummer one of the most prominent Brazilian drummers. Las Casas has studied the Moeller technique, traditional grip, jazz and Brazilian music which earned him the nickname of ‘ShakerHand’. His extensive work with Jazz and Brazilian music has helped him gain recognition. He also has three video classes called ‘Cutting Path’ ranging through basic, intermediate and advanced levels. Las Casas is currently a part of the JazzPira Project
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David Loubeh is a part of the piano faculty at SAM. He is an ace jazz pianist from Brazil.
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Sreyas
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Umayalpurm Mali is a part of the
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World Class Musicians at SAM
SAM has had a stunning roster of performing musicians as faculty and guest speakers. The guest faculty at SAM has included five-time Grammy Awards Winner, three-time Bass Player of The Year winner from Bass Player Magazine and one of the Top 10 bassists of all time as ranked by Rolling Stones magazine, Victor Wooten. American keyboardist and composer, best known as a member of the bands Dream Theater and Liquid Tension Experiment, two time Grammy nominee, Jordan Rudess, has also been part of the guest faculty. The guest faculty for drums
ALUMNI
SAM is proud to have alumni who are now famous within the music industry. Some of them
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